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Tables
Table 1 Katz’s Model of Teacher Development ............................................................. 268
Table 2 Kashin’s Model of Emergent Curriculum ......................................................... 272
Figures
Figure 1. The weather project. ........................................................................................ 171
Figure 2. A child’s two-dimensional representation of a barometer. ............................. 176
Figure 3. The classroom barometer. ............................................................................... 176
Figure 4. Wind chill and flurries. ................................................................................... 177
Figure 5. The weather project documentation and display. ............................................ 178
Figure 6. The seasons change because they have to blow away. ................................... 179
Figure 7. All hands on snakes. ........................................................................................ 187
Figure 8. Snake project documentation and display. ...................................................... 189
Figure 9. The Olympic project display board. ................................................................ 193
Figure 10. Webbing snakes. ........................................................................................... 194
Figure 11. Animals of the jungle. ................................................................................... 201
Figure 12. Representatives of a tiger’s stripes. ............................................................... 206
Figure 13. Characteristics of a tiger. .............................................................................. 207
Figure 14. The animal project. ....................................................................................... 207
Figure 15. Elephants from little to big. ........................................................................... 209
Figure 16. Great artists collage. ...................................................................................... 215
Figure 17. Splat, splat like Jackson Pollack. .................................................................. 216
Figure 18. The children’s art show. ................................................................................ 224
Figure 19. Line art and mixed media. ............................................................................. 227
Appendices
Appendix A: Invitation to Participate in a Research Study ............................................ 326
Appendix B: Informed Consent Form ............................................................................ 327
Appendix C: Interview Protocol: Initial Interview ......................................................... 329
Appendix D: The Image of the Teacher: Metaphor Exercise ......................................... 331
Appendix E: The Image of the Teacher .......................................................................... 332
Appendix F: Interview Protocol: Final Interview ........................................................... 333
Appendix G: Narratives of Experience ........................................................................... 335
Appendix H: Example of Coding System ....................................................................... 347
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